Legal Technology In the Connected Digital Era.
Legal technology has become an increasingly important factor in how lawyers conduct their business, particularly during the pandemic. Without it, there would be a significant backlog of cases with, in some instances, months and months of hearing and tribunal inactivity, […]
The Fork In The Privatization Road.
- Chris Cheng, Partner, Appleby
In the current economic climate legal experts are divided as to whether the last few months 2022 will be the right time for some companies to go private No one likes uncertainty, especially investors, so there is significant interest in […]
Update On Trust Law In Macau
- Victor Castro - Founding Partner,
Trust law is an important part of the legal system in Macau. This area of law covers a wide range of topics, from estate planning to asset protection. If you are considering doing business in Macau, it is important to […]
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Indonesia’s New Personal Data Protection Law.
- Winnie Yamashita Rolindrawan - SSEK,
(September 30, 2022) Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, which was first discussed in 2012, was at last passed by the House of Representatives on September 20, 2022. The PDP Bill will become the PDP Law once it is ratified by President Joko Widodo. If the President does not sign the bill into law, it will automatically become law 30 days as of the bill’s approval date.
India – New ODI Regime: What RBI Needs To Clarify?
- Bharat Vasani - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas,
The Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) and Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) notified the new overseas investment (“OI”) regime on August 22, 2022 (“New Regime”).
China – New Guidance On The CAC Security Assessment For Cross-Border Data Transfer.
On 31 August 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) published the Guidelines on the Application of Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Data (“Guidelines”) to clarify how organisations in China can apply to CAC for a security assessment for cross-order data transfer, a requirement stipulated under the Measures for Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Data (“Measures”) which became effective on 1 September 2022.
Business of Law
What Is The Data Explosion And Why Should Lawyers Care?
Every day there are more than 300 billion e-mails sent across the globe—with 90 percent of the world’s data created in the last two years alone. According to IDC, the total global volume of data was 59 zettabytes (who knew there […]
A Beginner’s Guide To Service Options In e-Discovery Translation.
Cross-border litigation can be complicated and costly. However, if law firms plan ahead and establish a process to address multilingual demands identified in e-discovery, legal teams can save time and money in what can be a very difficult undertaking. Because […]
Opus 2 Launches New Subscription-Based Solutions For Law Firms And Chambers At London International Disputes Week.
Opus 2, the leader in cloud-based solutions for the legal sector, has launched two new, complementary solutions – Opus 2 Case Preparation for law firms and Opus 2 Counsel for barristers’ chambers. Both solutions have been developed in consultation with […]
Interviews
GC Spotlight: Vincent Ng, Klook.
On our GC Spotlight this month is Vincent Ng, General Counsel and Head of Public Affairs at Klook, a global travel platform. Vincent started as the Sole Counsel for Klook and is now the GC. He sheds some light on […]
Hanim Hamzah – Listening Is One Of The Most Important Skills For A Lawyer
Our guest for this episode is Hanim Hamzah, Regional Managing Partner at ZICO Law Network. Hanim remains in an active jazz quartet where she has performed internationally and recorded albums. She’s really a remarkably well-rounded person with so many interests […]
LegalTech Soapbox: LightHub.
Our LegalTech Soapbox series is where we put the spotlight on #LegalTech vendors that are benefiting the legal fraternity and the broader network with their game-changing Legal Technology. Under the spotlight in this episode is LightHub, a contract management portal. We speak to CEOs, Paul Waugh […]
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